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Karin Hurt is a keynote speaker, leadership consultant, and MBA professor. A former Verizon Wireless executive, she has over two decades of experience in sales, customer service, and HR which she leverages to help clients turn around results through deeper engagement. She was recently named on Inc's list of 100 Great Leadership Speakers, AMA's 50 Leaders to Watch in 2015, and a Top 100 Thought Leader in Trustworthy Business. She knows the stillness of a yogi, the reflection of a marathoner, and the joy of being a mom raising emerging leaders.

Eric, yes! I have seen getting out of the environment work quite well… I think it opens up more creativity. You raise an important don’t…. I have seen many leaders do that and it backfires. People want to know you “get” what’s going on there… not that you have some plan based on what you did before. Thank you.

Do: incorporate loads and loads of fun in the turnaround planning sessions – encourage positive, forward-thinking, abundance-based mindsets all around. I find it better to start change with positivity right from the start.

Don’t: focus too hard on the past – take the lessons and run! Run forward and focus on the new, the not-yet-tried, the exciting…mindset and context shifts are often required, but old habits are hard to break, I found too much “dwelling” makes it even harder.

Of course, advice milage varies depending on every unique situation, but that’s what makes it so fun, right?

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